Ted Cruz will outsmart the Donald every time. Donald Trump has the temperament of Sonny in the Godfather. Every time anything happens not to his liking he flies off the handle and rushes off in a huff. Not a good personality to have for politics...or the mafia.
I agree, but Smart doesn’t beat Popular in America.
I fear the Republic is lost.
While I think Trump’s comparison is a slam to the veterans who did serve, this article is very telling about Trump:
Donald Trump Likens His Schooling to Military Service in Book
Donald J. Trump, who received draft deferments through much of the Vietnam War, told the author of a coming biography that he nevertheless “always felt that I was in the military†because of his education at a military-themed boarding school.
The biography offers candid and sometimes unflattering assessments of Mr. Trump by co-workers, friends, enemies and, most entertainingly, his former wives. “The little boy that still wants attention,†said Marla Maples, his second wife.
“He wants to be noticed,†said Ivana Trump, wife No. 1, who recalled sending him into a fit of rage by skiing past him on a hill in Aspen, Colo. Mr. Trump stopped, took off his skis and walked off the trail. “He could not take it, that I could do something better than he did,†she said.
Asked if she had ever figured out her ex-husband, Ivana Trump said, “Yeah, I figured it out.†But then she added, “Well, I really don’t know.â€
On his publicity seeking: “The show is ‘Trump,’ and it is sold-out performances everywhere,†he told Playboy.
On his feelings of superiority: “For the most part, you can’t respect people because most people aren’t worthy of respect,†he told Mr. D’Antonio.
Perhaps his most revealing statement applies to the time-honored virtue of self-reflection. Mr. Trump is not in favor of it.
“When you start studying yourself too deeply, you start seeing things that maybe you don’t want to see,†Mr. Trump once told Time. “And if there’s a rhyme and reason,†he continued, “people can figure you out, and once they can figure you out, you’re in big trouble.â€
No, not a good personality to have. But, there will always be some percentage of the electorate (seemingly a significant percentage of the GOP electorate currently) who view Trump's playground bully antics as projecting non-PC strength, and thus respond well to it. The typical pattern seems to be:
Cruz: [reasoned critique of Trump's policies, past positions, past actions, etc.]
Trump: Cruz is a poopyhead!
Trump Supporters: Yeah! Go Trump! Tell it like it is! No more PC! Cruz is a poopyhead!
Everyone else: [::rolls eyes::]